Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adj] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last night 's accident did n't make this the time to start hurling accusations … |
| 2 | I do think when they 're caught , they are , to me it seems as if they ought to be made to clear up some graffiti and and realise what they 're doing because , I do n't think half the time , they realise the the upset they cause . |
| 3 | Alice was thinking : Jim 's so big and strong , Philip is n't ; together they 'd need half the time . |
| 4 | You 've seen me , she 's seen me flirt all the time . |
| 5 | What do you need all the time ? |
| 6 | I mean tha , is it all , you know , do we need all the time to have erm extra administrative help and in in , and in terms of which we 've been talking about before , I know they might sound like two conflicting issues but one of the ways of ensuring we get the work done is do we trying too much at the Synod ? |
| 7 | ‘ It 's true everyone expects me to go out and win all the time , ’ says Gunnell , who has managed to remain as unspoilt as she was before her Barcelona triumph . |
| 8 | As we have just seen , in a population of nice strategies they will all look and behave I exactly like one another : they will all COOPERATE all the time . |
| 9 | And I think that often , you know listening to sermons is a bit like that , especially as you do n't concentrate all the time . |
| 10 | Rochers town , we were only a short way and we went to this house , we were only young coppers , and we had this friend call on us and we looked out , he was going back into the car and he looked down the street and he said , my God there 's an awful lot of children around here , they must do nothing but screw all the time |
| 11 | But if you had a rich peasant economy that you 're gon na tax all the time , I mean he 's not gon na much is he ? |
| 12 | Did n't you watch all the time ? |
| 13 | Do you watch all the time ? |
| 14 | But she did n't study all the time . |
| 15 | What the hell did he do all the time , except drink ? |
| 16 | Both halves have their merits , but together their appeal will be limited to those teachers of computer science , who if lecturing on the impact of motor traffic on society , would spend half the time on the way sparking plugs work . |
| 17 | They 've got everything on computers now and it does n't work half the time does it ? |
| 18 | We do n't work all the time , unless we 're driven obsessives . |
| 19 | Everyone wants us to work and work all the time and not stop . |
| 20 | Okay , do n't forget to have a few days break over Christmas , do n't work all the time , have a jolly good time . |
| 21 | Now I 'm not looking to people to be totally bloody minded , erm , but I 'm gon na for people to sort of totally cave in , erm , with these newly acquired influencing skills , because as we 've said all along , they will work on some occasions , but they 're not gon na work all the time . |
| 22 | that 's that , I mean that 's fine , that 'll work all the time , this way , if you practice it , you 'll find it much quicker , and it 's easier |
| 23 | One of the pleasures of Saturday working was that the phone did not ring all the time . |
| 24 | We decided that as we were n't going to get our retirement together , we would spend all the time together we could . |
| 25 | Once you 've built your computer system it will run all the time certainly all the time . |
| 26 | My first one , Sarah , did nothing but eat all the time , and my second , Tom , simply slept . |
| 27 | The irony is , I do n't think all the time , they are as pompous they give an air pomposity do n't they ? |
| 28 | And she makes me laugh all the time — laughter is tremendously bonding , it 's the greatest thing . |
| 29 | ‘ He was incredibly good company ; he used to make me laugh all the time . |
| 30 | I understand an and appreciate wh what you 're saying and most grateful to you for that , I think wha what you 're , Neil is saying is is that with we must make sure the time , that this main strategic planning he has to look at , this very important issue , allows sufficient time for mature consideration |